The phrase “Life is changed, not ended” is profound. Used by John Menadue in his tribute last week to his wife, Susie, it speaks volumes for their shared trust that we are more than “dust”, flesh and bones, however mysterious that “more” may be. And that it is, possibly, a glimpse of that “more” that can most meaningfully connect and free us.

No regular reader of P&I can fail to be aware that the very existence of this journal has never been more needed. Nor that its existence owes everything not to John only, but also to the Menadue family and most especially to Susie.

There is a courage and moral (not moralistic) code lacing P&I that is unequivocally, even defiantly humanitarian. It also considers a view of humankind that rests on a confidence that we have a capacity as human beings to make critical choices: to act for good, rather than to harm. This is a universal spirituality that finds meaning in actions, not dogmatic claims. It accurately reflects the characters of the journal’s founders.........

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